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Scientists once dismissed the theory that traits acquired during life could be inherited, but with new evidence and hypotheses, it’s seeing a resurgence.

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Does Human Epigenetic Inheritance Deserve a Closer Look?

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Doubts Raised Over Whether Mice Can Truly Inherit Immunity

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Protein Mediates Non-Genetic Inheritance of Growth Strategies

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Mitochondrial Stress Is Passed Between Generations

How C. elegans Transmit Stress Signals to Offspring

Infographic: How C. elegans Transmit Stress Signals to Offspring

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Legendary Child Psychiatrist Michael Rutter Dies

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Bianca Jones Marlin Traces How Sensory Inputs Shape the Brain

Image of the Day: Neural Branching Gene

Recent Trials for Fragile X Syndrome Offer Hope

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What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Impersonation Scandals Shake Academic Publishing

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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